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the women's christian temperance union. they do not get any more devout than that. after training and going overseas, i recall killing the first german. the thing that hauntws me is that i was jubilatant, i was proud and the guys around the patted me on the back. i just killed a human being. the fact that war can change somebody so drastically has stuck with me. when it comes to going to war, i am very cautious. for example, i voted against giving the president the authorization to make a pre- emptive strike on iraq. i did not think it was a war that was fully justified and it was not a war we were prepared for. it has haunted me from my life. >> let's talk about how you got involved with politics and public service. when did you decide to enter politics? had your previous experience is prepared you for that? >> as a young boy, i shattered my arm. i was deeply impressed by the orthopedic surgeon that fixed me up. my goal in life was to become something like him. not just a surgeon, but an orthopedic surgeon. portents then, i studied. when i got into college, my firs
the women's christian temperance union. they do not get any more devout than that. after training and going overseas, i recall killing the first german. the thing that hauntws me is that i was jubilatant, i was proud and the guys around the patted me on the back. i just killed a human being. the fact that war can change somebody so drastically has stuck with me. when it comes to going to war, i am very cautious. for example, i voted against giving the president the authorization to make a pre-...
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president kennedy was looking for a way to demonstrate superiority over the society union so he convened the national space council and asked for their best advice on how to respond to this. hugh dryden was the person in the meeting who recommended that the goal of putting a person on the moon in 10 years was achieveable and something the american people would rally behind. the rest is history. president kennedy grabbed hugh tryden's idea and addressed a joint session of congress the next month. the apollo program was the brain child of hugh dryden and neil armstrong turned that dream into reality by making that one small step for a man, one giant leap for man kind on another world almost 230 miles away. hugh dryden was not able to see his dream become reality as he died in 1965 and unfortunately, neil armstrong passed away last august. it's important to honor both men's legacies by naming the flight research center after neil armstrong and the surrounding test range after hugh dryden. with this bill we reaffirm that america is filled with dreamers like hugh dryden and doers like neil ar
president kennedy was looking for a way to demonstrate superiority over the society union so he convened the national space council and asked for their best advice on how to respond to this. hugh dryden was the person in the meeting who recommended that the goal of putting a person on the moon in 10 years was achieveable and something the american people would rally behind. the rest is history. president kennedy grabbed hugh tryden's idea and addressed a joint session of congress the next...
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even though the european union -- it is a fair question. the logic of my argument is there are a lot more people like me, we would be in big trouble. i think that may be true. >> thank you. >> what are your views on the present state and the future state of the american nuclear family? >> without any doubt, america's biggest problem is not the debt. the fiscal cliff and other metaphorical geology. the biggest problem in america is family disintegration. family is the primary transmitter of social capital. [applause] 1964, lyndon johnson's labor department, produced a report. there is a crisis in the negro family today because 24% of african-americans children are being born to unmarried parents. 57% -- 24% in 1964. today, one-third of all american children are born to unmarried mothers. we know what this means. we know the social pathology. we know the problem of a constantly -- we know about what that means in terms of neighborhoods and schools. we have no idea what happened. we do not know why in 1950, the out-of-wedlock birth rate was 5%
even though the european union -- it is a fair question. the logic of my argument is there are a lot more people like me, we would be in big trouble. i think that may be true. >> thank you. >> what are your views on the present state and the future state of the american nuclear family? >> without any doubt, america's biggest problem is not the debt. the fiscal cliff and other metaphorical geology. the biggest problem in america is family disintegration. family is the primary...
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limit their there's also the issue of immigration,, the president wants to bring up in his state of the union. and the issue of maybe an assault weapon ban that could, and congress. some big ticket items. how important is it for the white house to get this out of the way? guest: incredibly. the president told second term hinges on getting this address and put aside because he cannot keep coming back every six months to deal with brinksmanship about federal spending. it's not like they can come back in the year. these things have to be addressed. late march, we could have another government shutdown because the government spending bill lapses on march 27. we cannot be in a situation where we keep coming back and dealing with this. if not everything else off the desk and consumes a ton of time and erodes the relationship with congress in the meantime. host: a tweet -- guest: i might disagree with that. although there's an argument to be made up the closed door talks don't work. in 2011 there was a lot of closed door conversation on the hill and at the white house between the speaker and preside
limit their there's also the issue of immigration,, the president wants to bring up in his state of the union. and the issue of maybe an assault weapon ban that could, and congress. some big ticket items. how important is it for the white house to get this out of the way? guest: incredibly. the president told second term hinges on getting this address and put aside because he cannot keep coming back every six months to deal with brinksmanship about federal spending. it's not like they can come...
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your father ran the teamsters union and is from mexico and your mother is from nicaragua. i am also the daughter of immigrants. my parents came from ireland and i'm the third of seven children. i'm curious to hear how your personal story got you to the white house. [laughter] >> thank you for having me. this is a wonderful opportunity. i am reminded of what happened a few years ago. this is were the work was done. workers got together early in the morning on different shifts. those kinds of things are familiar to me. our parents were always attending to us and making sure we could be independent and responsible, and always very mindful of work and what that meant, no matter what kind of work it is. always to provide respect and dignity to everybody. i grew up with five sisters and two brothers. talk about feminism. women having their voices heard. i always felt supported by my mother and my father. my father would often challenge me in a way that sometimes is not often spoken about. >> what did he say? >> he would challenge us and say, giving your best. whenever you do, gi
your father ran the teamsters union and is from mexico and your mother is from nicaragua. i am also the daughter of immigrants. my parents came from ireland and i'm the third of seven children. i'm curious to hear how your personal story got you to the white house. [laughter] >> thank you for having me. this is a wonderful opportunity. i am reminded of what happened a few years ago. this is were the work was done. workers got together early in the morning on different shifts. those kinds...
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in michigan, where i live, the governor has knocked down the unions, you know? he has done the teachers terrible. now, we have to spend more money on our social security. all of us should protest. i do not care what city or state we belong in. we should protest against this do-nothing congress. host: you can always check out our special page on our website, set up for all things related to the fiscal cliff. also, a live twitter stream of comments from viewers and reporters. we will leave our phone calls there for the time being. also on line, check out the resource area. it has related links to try to get your hands wrapped around the issue of the fiscal cliff. all of that on the website. and earlier today, president obama, vice president and biden, and former president and bill clinton spoke at the services for the hawaiian senator who died of respiratory complications on monday, at age 88. he will be returned home to hawaii tomorrow, and a public service will be held at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific on sunday, before he is laid to rest in his h
in michigan, where i live, the governor has knocked down the unions, you know? he has done the teachers terrible. now, we have to spend more money on our social security. all of us should protest. i do not care what city or state we belong in. we should protest against this do-nothing congress. host: you can always check out our special page on our website, set up for all things related to the fiscal cliff. also, a live twitter stream of comments from viewers and reporters. we will leave our...